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Gloss over
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spinney
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Gloss over
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Hey people! I �m doing a new phrasal verb exercise and was wondering if there was an easier way to define gloss over? What I have at the moment is disguise a mistake or deceive. Hush up and whitewash would just require more explanation. I �m trying to keep it simple for the snap card game that will be part of the exercise. While I �m at it, does anybody have a better defintion for come over than my current one of appear (communicate) and bend over which I have as bow down? Also is there a better defintion for fall over than topple or tumble? I �ve googled it all but I can �t seem to find anything satisfactory.  |
3 Mar 2015
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Mariethe House
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I looked up the expressions in the Thesaurus and this is what I could find : gloss over: distort / mislead / falsify come over: pop in / stop by / stop in fall over: loose balance Here �s the link. I find it really useful. hope it helps. 
http://www.thesaurus.com
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3 Mar 2015
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spinney
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It did, Marie. Distort truth is much more succinct as is loose balance. Thanks!
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3 Mar 2015
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FrauSue
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For "come over", do you mean in the sense of "visit" (He came over for a coffee) or in the sense of "give an impression" (He came over as a bit nervous during the speech)? For "fall over" please note that the correct spelling is LOSE balance (not "loose"). You could also define it as "lose balance and land on the ground" to be specific.
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3 Mar 2015
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spinney
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Well, FrauSue, you �re not wrong. Lose balance it is. I can �t make it any longer as it has to fit on a snap card. However, give an impression is the sense in which I intend to define come over. Perhaps "impress as" would do it. Thanks! 
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3 Mar 2015
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Jayho
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Hi Spinney
My 2 cents worth:
come over - look e.g. He comes over as confident - he seems/looks/appears confident
bend over - lean down
fall over - stumble, trip over
Cheers
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3 Mar 2015
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ueslteacher
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how about "dress up" for gloss over or "stretch the truth" or "cover up" (well, all not exactly the same...) come over? how about "come across as" |
3 Mar 2015
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cunliffe
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Gloss over - dismiss/ brush aside Come over - come across/seem/give the impression... Fall over - collapse/drop to the floor. Mmm - not that easy! |
3 Mar 2015
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